All language subtitles for Les.Rois.Maudits.1972.S01E02.PAL.DVDRip.AC3.x264

Our sire, the king Philip
the Fair is dead.

The day is November 29th, 1314

Since yesterday, a solar eclipse has
been shrouding the kingdom in darkness

It was snowing all over,

and when the light finally comes back,

France is alone.

After 29 years of a
rule without weakness,

the Iron King has just died,
struck in the brain.

His death comes less
than six months...

after the death of the Keeper of
the Seals, Guillaume de Nogaret.

And less than 7 months, after the
death of the Pope Clement the 5th

This way, the curse sent
by the Grand Master...

...of the Templars from
his stake seems confirmed.

Pope Clement

Knight Guillaume de Nogaret

King Philip

Before a year has gone, I summon
you to be judged before God.

Cursed!

You will all be cursed!

To the 13th generation!

The King is no more

Two of his youngest sons are here

Philip, Count of Poitiers

and Charles of France

And here is his successor,
his eldest, Louis of Navarre

He's been praying for two days by
the embalmed corpse of his father

In a way, he lives, he breathes,
he eats in the dead king's place.

This way he assures that the
royal essence is one and continuous

Louis has frail shoulders
and a hollow torso.

He's preparing himself to be king,

to become Louis X,

The Stubborn

The Quarreler.

Three empty seats:

An empty seat for Marguerite,
the spouse of Louis of Navarre.

An empty seat for Jeanne,
spouse of lord Philip.

And an empty seat for Blanche,
the spouse of Charles.

Convicted of adultery,
the first two are being held

at the fortress of Ch�teau Gaillard

The third one convicted for her
complicity is crying in her cell

in the dungeon of Dourdan

The dead, the convicted and
the condemned to death excepted

Everyone else is here

Lord Charles of Valois

Brother to the late King

Enguerrand of Marigny his coadjutor

Mahaut of Artois

Robert of Artois, the aunt and
the nephew, the sworn enemies

Bouville the loyal servant

Tolomei the banker

This couple is Guccio, Tolomei's
nephew and Marie of Cressay

Some new faces

among them, a cardinal

a queen from Hungary

a jailkeeper, a linenkeeper,

they will take their place in
the story at their own time.

As always, here and there, some
common men and women: France.

You have to be strong to be king,

used to say King Philip

Louis was experiencing it firsthand.

When he looked up, Louis
thought he was hearing...

the voice of the late King as
he did during council meetings.

Be quiet

You've seen him become king

What has he done? What has he said?

He took his charge at once.

Our lord

The king Philip the Fair is dead

He's dead.

He's finally dead.

A mirror.

The first thing I want is a mirror.

Do you think, we can be pretty again.

We will be free.

We are free.

I am Queen of France.

My lady.

The king is dead,
the king is dead!

Sir Bersum�e, do you know
who are watching from now on?

I know it, my lady

Since the rider Galais
has brought the news.

and since then I haven't
stopped thinking about it.

I've been held here for seven months.

I have no furniture,
no clothes and no linen.

I eat the same gruel as your archers
and I have only one hour of fire a day.

Those were the orders
of the Lord of Nogaret.

The Lord of Nogaret is dead.

Lord Marigny is still alive.

He rules the jails and
everything else in this kingdom.

I obey his orders in everything.

- Hasn't he brought you new orders?
- None, my lady.

Sir Bersum�e!

I am only here because of the
hate of the late King for me.

The hate of a king is a terrible thing.

Nothing is worse...

...but the hate of a queen.

I am count Robert of Artois.

I am count Robert of Artois.

Robert, my cousin

Yes, your cousin

and your servant

Behold what they've
done to us, my cousin.

Not even a seat to offer
to a lord of your rank.

- Captain.
- Sir?

Is there no fire here?

- No, sir.
- Then make some.

And where are the furnitures?

I had orders.

Then you have new ones.
A bed, chairs and a torch. And quick.

And something to eat. Please.

What do you mean "Something to eat"?

But of course.

Pat�s, roasts, fresh fruits,
winter pears and confitures.

And wine, a lot of wine.

- But My lord.
- Is he deaf or what?

My lord.

- Marguerite. Your hair.
- What about my hair?

Are they full again?

What else do I have
to show you, cousin.

I did not want to offend you, cousin.

I only wanted to know if
your hair had grown again.

So that you could show
yourself to the world.

What did you come here again to say?

I came to deliver you...

...a message.
- From whom?

From Louis, your husband,

and our new king.

And from our good cousin, Lord Valois.

But I have orders to
speak to you alone.

Of course, I will take leave

- But first, one word, cousin.
- Yes?

Charles, my husband,
what does he think of me?

Since Pontoise, he's never
been happy like he used to.

I think he misses you,
despite of what you did to him.

Do you think he forgives me?

It all depends on your cousin.

Even with light I don't
enjoy this place.

And it's freezing

I did not choose it

Is the fire coming?

Nothing is more abrupt, cousin.

when you went to sleep as a
prince than to wake up a king.

Louis task is difficult

and his shoulders are frail

I would not surprise you
if I said Enguerrand,

and Charles of Valois are
running the affairs.

Not together.

One against the other

Do you know which side I favor?

Enguerrand rules with the shopkeepers.

Valois with the barons.

Louis hates me still?

Well, he might well do.

Since he's become king,
the horns you've given him

have become troublesome
for putting his crown on.

What does he want?

He wants the cancelation
of your marriage.

The cancelation.

Let him ask for it

And if he asks, he won't get it.

Because adultery

is no ground for a cancelation
according to cannon law

It's absurd but that's how it is.

If only you had a hundred lovers.

Don't give me any regrets, cousin.

So Lord Valois has come up with
an idea to get you out of this mess.

Louis or me?

Both.

If you agree to say that your
daughter Jeanne is not Louis'

and say that you have never consumed
your marriage with your spouse

In a way, if you've
never been married,

...then cancelation
goes without saying.

And what do I get in exchange
for my cooperation?

There are confortable
convents in your Burgundy

You'll be brought to one of those

Till the cancelation is declared

- And then?
- Then you'll live wherever

and with whoever you want

It's quite the lie
you're asking from me.

Cousin

Lying?

For a woman?

Are you sure that is what Louis wants?

His father was hardly cold
that he said it to me.

Maybe seven months of prison
have made me hate lying.

I will leave you with
your conscience then.

And I will sleep for an hour.

See you at dinner, cousin.

- Is Lady Eudeline still the
linenkeeper? - I believe so.

Make sure. And if she is,
bring her to me at once.

My lord Louis.

I mean "Sire".

I knew we shouldn't have
given you new linens.

You don't sleep well in those.

I brought you linens often washed.

I did not make you
come for the linens.

- Where is your daughter now?
- My mother is raising her.

Why haven't you kept her here?

She looked to much like her father.

- Is this true?
- Oh, yes

- I know this one is mine, at least.
- Yes, my lord, she's really yours.

And with every passing
day, it becomes clearer.

Do you remember the gallery?
How did I show it you?

Very honestly, sir.

You ordered me to teach you love.

How old were you?

I was almost 20.

And me 15.

It was the first time.

Did I hurt you?

- Did it feel good?
- Not at first.

But later, yes.

And your husband,

who found you pregnant when
he came back from Italy?

And threatened to break your
bones, what is he doing now?

He died, sire,

a couple of months after
the birth of the child.

- How old is she?
- 9.

I'll give her the rank of princess,
when she's of age to be married.

May I take my leave?

No, lie down right here.

Here, my lord?

Yes, it's my late father's
bed. Lie down here.

What are you waiting for?

Remove your clothes.

It's only natural on the day
of your father's death.

It can happen to anybody.

No, it's the fault
of that filthy bitch.

That whore.

I wanted her death after her treason.

But my father refused.

I did not get revenge and now
I feel I am the one to be dead.

In the gallery as well, the first
time, you could not do it.

This bed has woe all over it.
I'll never be able to sleep in it.

It is a good bed, sire.

A king's bed.

You only need a queen in it.

Do you really believe it?

You need a queen, sire.

You'll see how strong
you'll feel afterward.

Ah.

Your turn to sleep my good Lormais.

Sir chaplain.

As her confessor, you know
Lady Marguerite well, don't you?

What is the weakness in her nature?

The flesh.

What a new finding, indeed.

What else?

Give me a sentiment
which I can use...

...in the kingdom's interest.

He did not want to
hear certains things.

I do not see anything
to bend her resolve.

But what I said:

This princess will is
as strong as a sword.

Jail hasn't dulled it at all.

She hasn't changed.

Her soul is in her pants.

Has she even smiled here?

Her soul...

Not that I know of, my lord.

Versumet may have removed
his chainmail some times.

No, my lord. I give you my word.

I find you a little pessimist,
sir chaplain.

- Not the slightest trousers.
- No.

- Only a gown.
- Yours.

It's been known to happen,

during the Crusades,

soutanes were pulled up,

and not only to thrust
with the sword.

As for me, I have
no problem with that.

On the contrary.

Her cousin.

Maybe ladies can confort each other.

What a nice sight.

Oh, my lord.

Are you asking for
a confession secret?

My dear brother

If we gave you servants in prison,
it isn't to keep secrets,

...but to repeat them.

I have the right.

Now, I'm listening.

- In the interest of the kingdom.
- Nothing, nothing at all.

Neither Lady Marguerite,
nor Lady Blanche,

...declared any guilt to me.

Six months.

Not innocent then, but prudent.

Well, we'll do with
what we have then.

Do you know how to read? Then
you'll prepare for me a parchment,

feathers and everything
you need to write a letter.

I will accompany my lord
at the princesses side.

No. You stay here ready to
write as soon as I call you.

Ladies.

No manners between us.

We're family.

Let's eat.

Blanche and I we'll sit here.

Marguerite here.

Long live the Queen.

Now, cousin.

Have you thought about it?

Yes,

...and I think I'll have to refuse.

Come now.

You're not serious.

Yes, and I said no.

Marguerite.

I am your friend.

Some things are better
taken care of on the spot.

Louis is patient at heart.

The more he waits,
the more he hates you.

Right now, he's willing to give
up anything to get what he wants

Agree to sign this declaration.

After that, it'll be quick.

We don't need the Holy See.

The bishopry court will be enough.

In three months, you are free.

If I don't sign?

Then we'll look. And we'll find.

You can always find something
to cancel the marriage of a king.

As soon as we have a pope.

There is still no pope then.

That's your luck

But it won't last

These fools of cardinals will
eventually reach an agreement,

after they've sold their vote time
and time again to the highest bidder

when he has a pope

Louis won't need you anymore.

But without one,

...he can't touch me.

Don't be stubborn.

Robert? I've never seen
you do anything for free.

What's your angle here?

I love the way you
bare everyone's soul.

Let's talk frankly.

I want to please Louis.

It's at the beginning that
you get the biggest favors.

After that it's too late.

Power makes you greedy.

Why do you care to say
that your daughter is not Louis'.

Since you've never loved her.

It's true I don't love her.

That proves she's Louis.

We're stupid to play cat
and mouse like this.

We love each other Marguerite,
for a long time...

I kidnap you tonight...

I hide you in some comfy
inn close to the court...

I watch over you.

It's true that you are a strong one

Why didn't you take me as lover,

Instead of this young idiot?

How happy would be,
we'd be ruling the country.

Poor Louis.

It's not too late Marguerite.

Then it is done. I bring the
chaplain who's waiting downstairs,

we expedite this letter
and I take you away.

Bastard, he's waiting
downstairs? Really?

And the prize will be the right
for you to unclothe me?

Cousin.

You've behaved with me
like whores do with men.

But you forget that women
are better at this game.

And you are only a student.

You're wrong Marguerite.

You're completely wrong.

I'll give myself to you, for nothing.

But I'll never sign.

I will never say that
my daughter is not his.

Because if he dies, which
I wish with all my soul.

She will be Queen of France.

And I'll be Queen-Mother.

You're gambling a lot.

The odds aren't great.

But it's all I have.

As you wish.

Cousin.

You're an idiot, brother.

Why haven't you discovered
the weakness of you prisonners?

My horses.

- My lord, the orders. - What
orders? Obey those you were given.

Lord Marigny will tell it to you.

You, in Sienne with my parents.

You, in London with our cousin Albisi.

You, in Bruges, you know where.

Roads are still safe,
the new reign has hardly begun.

Let's go, let's go.

When the government is poor,

it often finds new concerns
about religion and morality.

And when the powerful
fight each other,

it's the small people who pay.

Lombards are perfect for this.

There could be...

pressures, threats, extortions,

...even...

...torture...

...and torments.

But...

...I have weapons.

The discharge signed by the archbishop.

Yes, the proof that Jean de Marigny,

...the brother of our honest
Treasury and Buildings Intendant,

has dabbled with the Templars
treasure for his own gain.

That's for the bourgeois
but what about the barons?

Artois? The red-clad Count?

He is the sworn man
of Charles of Valois.

They go together
like peas in a pod.

I got his debts.

I also have evidences of his
trial against his aunt Mahaut.

And documents like these...

...can damn a man...

...or save him.

Then you'll jump on the first horse
and leave at once,

to put all of this in a safe place.

But where will I put them, uncle?

Not too close, not too far,
in one of our trading posts.

A Neaufles, and you'll
take the opportunity...

...to collect the debt on those
castellans of Cressay.

Uncle, I have an idea.

Our trading post in Neaufles can also
receive a visit from the seargents.

It's better to leave
those documents...

in the home of someone
who can't be suspected.

At the Cressay castellans, no doubt.

I think that their
daughter won't refuse,

if things haven't
changed between us.

You're full of promise, my son.

A good banker...

...must know how to use love...

...to make money.

The reign was beginning poorly.

The early winter was disastrous.

Hunger was in the air.

Death would be walking the streets.

- Look at our king. He's looking sour.
- He's looking like a cuckold.

What is this?

Those Lombards, sire.

This animal brings bad luck.

Take it away.

Remember, my father received
it from the banker Tolomei,

the day we burned the Templars.

Here, Lady Jeanne.

Go greet your father the King.

I do not wish to see
this bastard girl.

Are you really sure she is, sire?

The doubt is enough.

Louis must have really good
reasons to say what he says.

Did you hear that word they threw at
me when we were leaving Saint-Denis?

Which one? Oh, yes, "cuckold".

It was probably just a mark
of recognition, my nephew.

The one who said it was
certainly more of one.

But he doesn't even have
the fortune to be king.

I don't want to hear
that word again.

I don't want to see it in the eyes
of the people who look at me.

Robert. So?

She will not yield, my cousin

And do you know what she hopes?

That you die before her.

Uncle, I thought it
was all taken care of.

The cancelation is not for tomorrow.

You're condemning me to a lonely bed.

I promised you the
cancelation, cousin.

There are no known examples
that a king could not obtain one.

Let's rather talk about
picking a queen.

A beautiful queen who will giv
you a guaranteed progeny.

But in Louis situation,
he's not free yet.

And if he doesn't want to take
a queen unworthy of a throne?

The crown of France.

I will name you at once
ten princesses in Europe.

Just name one rather.

Let's say...

I just had an idea.

My niece,

Clemence of Hungary.

She's from our blood,
from the Anjou line.

Her brother, Charles Robert,
rules over Hungary,

...and her uncle is king of Naples.

- How old is she?
- 22.

Come now.

It won't be your first marriage.

And aren't you weaned
from those girls...

...that still play with dolls when
you bring them to the altar...

...and become deceiving and
adulterous as they grow older?

Her face?

Her body?

My nephew.

She is the most beautiful
woman in all of Naples.

Indeed, she's known to be fully grown.

- Is she dark haired like the Burgundy
woman? - She's blond haired.

and comes from a good French family.

She's almost already in your bed.

But if she is as you describ her,
Charles, there is little chance...

...that her devout family agrees to
the marriage before the cancelation.

I am too close an ally of
her parents from Naples.

I will take care of it.

You will send an envoy
immediatly then.

How hasty you are, Louis.

It is a kingdom affair.

It must be debated
during a Council meeting.

Then I will ask Marigny to call
a meeting for tomorrow morning.

Why Marigny?

We must not lose any time.

I can call a meeting myself,
with your permission.

My nephew, I'll call a council
more worthy of you.

Then do as you wish.

My cousin, you've been a damn good
salesman for your niece Clemence.

But tell me: Marguerite?

She will consent sooner or later.

Otherwise...

...we will find a way to persuade her.

Is sir Praile ill?

What about sir Dubois
and sir Du Bourdonnais?

Are they otherwise busy? I'm
not seeing any of them.

It was not my duty to
gather the Council this time.

Lord Marigny.

The King invites whoever he
wants and however he wants.

It's his right as a ruler.

The king.

Forgive my lateness.

Sit down, councilmen.

Brother, my first decision is for you.

I intend, as soon as the
mourning time is over,

to give you the peerage for
your countship of Poitiers,

so that you can be among
the Peers of France,

and help me bear the
weight of the Crown.

For you, Charles,

I have decided to give you
the countship of La Marche,

with the revenues of
all its dependencies.

Sire, what subject
should we discuss now?

Some should be dealt with quickly.

Tax collection.

The state of the Treasury.

The food shortage
striking the country.

Lord Marigny

We haven't been summoned
for those matters,

...and there will be
time for them later.

His main concern as a good king,

...is that of his progeny
and the throne succession.

That's right.

That's exactly right, my friends.

The king believes that he must
already try to find a new spouse.

And his attention has turned
toward Clemence of Hungary.

Lord Marigny, what do
you think of this project?

The Lady of Hungary certainly has
many qualities to be a queen,

since the king is considering her,
but...

...except that she is the
niece of Lord Valois,

which is probably enough
for us to like her,

...we cannot get from
such a treaty or anything...

...concerning the expansion
of the kingdom,

...which always was the
goal of King Philip.

and no help in the
event of a war either.

In other words, I'm certain that your
father would have opposed this union.

My brother Philip was
a great king to be sure.

But nobody here knows his thoughts,
nor can they use them freely.

And you least of all, Lord Marigny,
who wasn't of such great advice,

...in the disastrous
Burgundy alliances

Disastrous indeed.

My lord...

Do I need to remind you that
you did not oppose them?

when they were signed

Those disastrous alliances have
brought the kingdom more territories

than any war we won.

Moreover if we can wish for the
king all the spouses of the earth

First you must rid him
of the one he has.

Bouville, your advice?

Sire...

The family you're considering is one,

...where the traditions of
chivalry are beautifully kept.

We would be honored
to serve a queen who...

You are to be the envoy
sent to the lady Clemence.

And on the way back, since
we need a pope loyal to us,

You will go through Avignon
to stir up this little conclave.

They say cardinals are for hire.

So you will be provided
the funds by Lord Marigny.

But this gold, sire,
where do we find it?

In the Treasury of course.

The Treasury is in bad shape.

Bad shape?

Sire...

Why don't you ask Lord
Marigny for instance...

...what he did with money
he got from the Flemish,

...in exchange of the shameful
retreat of our knights?

This gold wasn't
transferred to the Treasury.

Sire, I've just been
accused in front of you...

...of embezzlement and trafficking...

...with the enemies of the kingdom.

It is more than a man of honour
should suffer in his life.

I am only grateful to your
father for my wealth...

...whose right arm I was in
all things for sixteen years.

Nobody is trying to defend
me in this arranged council.

What an infamy.

Even you, sire, are silent.

I beg you to create a commission
to audit my finances.

The finances who are my
responsibility before you.

And only before you.

It will be done.

- Until then, you will not be in charge
of our Treasury. - I will not, sire.

You are wrong, brother.

You do not force the
hand of such a man,

...and not in this way.

I was accused of
dabbling with treaties.

The knave, the villain!

He spent all his life selling himself,

to the highest bidder,
pope or emperor.

And the other one, this poor
little king with his fly brains,

...who only thinks about
a woman's embrace.

He took the Treasury away
from me but he forgot the rest.

He forgot that I will not
be broken so easily.

Write to the most powerful,
most loved and most fearful

king Edward of England,
duke of Aquitaine.

Sire...

As the death of our sovereign,
the widely mourned King Philip,

and the greatest the
kingdom has ever known

I turn to you to discuss affairs...

...concerning the good
of our two nations.

Fetch my brother, the archbishop.

More than my fortune is at stake.

Ah, my good cousin.

Is the fortune, that has betrayed me
for so long, finally smiling on me?

Have you heard my
followers at the court?

They almost asked that we put back
the coat of arms on the windows.

Even the old Lord Joinville,

who transported his 91
years all the way here...

...to give me the blessing
of Saint-Louis.

All the old chivalry
is siding with me.

Say, cousin.

What have you gotten from Saint-Louis?

Nothing.

My grand-father got a
piece of his left finger

...but it passed to
my good aunt Mahaut.

I own a bone of his left heel.

And I swear on it,

...that we will go back to that
good old feudal society...

...that created this
country's greatness.

But first, I must send
Bouville to Naples.

Or I won't hear anything
else until it's done.

Nothing is more sacred
than a king's impatience.

But Naples is far.

Gifts must be brought there.

An envoy...

...is as ruinous as a pretty girl.

Cousin.

How do you think we can afford...

an open table for sixty
guests all year round.

And with one meal for every service.

And I have eleven children.

That accounts for a
great deal of servants.

If us, well-born,

...cannot live above our means,

...be it to spill our blood or to
spend someone else money,

Who will?

My grandfather's foot excepted,

Everything you see here is pawned.

And doubly so.

This banker.

- We must speak to him.
- Tolomei?

He's there, waiting for your orders.

My lord, how can I be of assistance?

You're a banker, you
probably know gold.

I hear you, my lord.

But bankers are merely gardeners who
must sow gold before they harvest it.

But I want the fruit now.

I'm only asking you an advance
on a guaranteed harvest.

I need gold for the Treasury.

And how much do you need?

10,000 pounds.

Santa Madonna, but where
would I find them?

Sir banker, does what I've been
told have any truth to it?

What, sir?

That since the death of King Philip,

a lot of gold left
France for Italy.

Why do you need those 10,000 pounds?

We need two things:

To buy a conclave for a pope election

And obtain the consent
of Lady of Hungary...

...for the marriage of Lady
Clemence with King Louis

It's sir Bouvil that we're sending
first to Naples, then Avignon.

I need the money for this trip.

All this is well thought and I
wish you the best success.

But nothing assures me...

...that you will manage to marry
the king, or to get a pope,

...or even that I will
see my gold again.

Even if I'm able to provide it.

What I'm proposing is a
debt on the Treasury.

What better guarantee could exist
for foreign compagnies like yours?

Unfortunately, my lord,

King Philip has shown us beautifully,

...how the debts of jews
and Templars are repaid.

To lend money to the treasury,
is a deadly business nowadays.

Do you know this, sir Tolomei?

It's a relic from my ancestor.

I intend to bring back the customs
of King Saint Louis to the kingdom.

All the customs?

Are we gonna restore the rights for
the barons to create their own money?

Are we gonna restore the
right to wage private wars?

Then King Philip is dead indeed.

Come now, my lord.

I believe I could be useful to you.

I believe I could even get from
abroad the money you're asking me.

In Italy more precisely.

Precisely.

Where you envoy is going.

Everything is for the best then.

Only thing, it will be necessary for one
of my men to accompagny the delegation.

Why?

To take the money and
to act as accounting,

...you know, Italian bankers
are even more wary than ours.

And who can you find who won't
be a sore sight for Sir Bouville?

My nephew. Guccio.

Perfect. He's a great lad.
And he has good manners.

He will help our friend Bouville, who
probably does not talk the language,

...to travel the roads.

Your nephew will do.

It seems Lord Artois will always
get from me everything he desires.

Make haste with the
preparations, banker.

The happiness of the
kingdom is at stake.

My good cousin.

Who said that Saint-Louis relics
weren't capable of any miracle.

I said no pope.

As long as there is no pope,

this bloody little
king is in my hands.

So no cardinals ready
to hear Bouville,

on his way from Naples.

No peace in Avignon,
on the contrary.

Everybody is fighting there.

Brother, christendom
needs a pope.

You can say that to your
canon boys, but not to me.

I've seen you drool in your soup,

sneeze in your hands.

You know I only wish to serve you.

And I'll do it even
better as a cardinal.

But if I sow discord in this
conclave prone to fighting,

...then I risk alienating
several would-be popes.

Francesco Caettani, for instance.

And if he's elected,

he would refuse me the cardinal hat

If you are to have this hat some day,
I will be the one to give it to you.

As I did for your archbishopry.

No calculation, just follow my orders.

Or not only won't you have a hat,
but you won't even have your chasuble,

You will wear a gown,
like a miserable monk.

...that you would be,
if not for me.

Here are my instructions.

You will send two
emissaries to Avignon.

That we can completely trust.

You send them to Carpentras, to Orange,
wherever the cardinals have gone.

one has to worry the French prelates,

by pretending that the new king

will allow the return
of the Holy See to Rome.

The other must say to the
Italians the exact opposite.

I want to delay the election.

Do you understand?

Sir de Pareilles has arrived.

Let him come.

Go.

Warm yourself.

I should have known.

Now that King Philip is
not there to whip them,

the dogs are at my throat.

Two missions for you.

There are both related to
the inspection of strongholds.

What's the name of the capitain
of Ch�teau Gaillard? - Bersum�e.

You'll tell this Bersum�e that I know,

...that Robert of Artois went
to see the Lady of Burgundy.

It violates the orders I gave.

Only the king is allowed and
I don't believe he wants to

So if this Bersum�e values his head,
let him know this:

No safe-conduct
without my seal is valid.

- What should happen to lady
Marguerite - She shall live.

But she must not see anyone.

The second mission will
lead you to Villeneuve

with three companies of archers,

...to reinforce our garnison
in front of Avignon.

- To I have to act in secret?
- No, you must be seen at all cost.

You make your archers
parade six times,

to give the impression
that you are 2000.

I want the cardinal to
believe it's a parade of war.

Farewell, Pareilles. I'll have
the instructions written.

- Someone is here.
- Let him come.

My lords, you haven't
had the privilege...

...to be invited to the
council this morning.

So we will hold a small
council between us.

Let's hold this meeting.

As you must know already,

...the king has taken
the Treasury from me.

I have asked for a commission,
to check my finances.

I want to give them the books...

...as spotless as they should be.

To this end, we'll give the order...

...to every prevost, in every
district and in every country,

...to pay all debts of
the kingdom at once.

You must pay everything,
equipements, constructions.

Everything that was
ordered by the Crown,

...without forgetting anything
pertaining to the House of Navarre.

Pay everything to the
last coin remaining.

Even what does not need
to be paid immediatly.

Monseigneur De Valois wants
to control the Treasury...

Let him come.

But he will find it empty.

And for a long time.

Signore Baglioni,

...tell me what you think of this
portrait, now that it's ready.

I say that it looks just like you,

...the most beautiful woman
I ever laid eyes on.

You're not too honest,
signore Baglioni.

I was led to believe that you were
very fond of some damsel in France.

And is it not true that
there is no prettier face,

...than the one we are in love with?

Do not jest.

Separation is difficult to endure.

And I believe I did not know how much
I cared for her when I was at her side.

- Does she love you as well?
- If it wasn't so, I would die.

When I go to France, God willing.

I'd be delighted to know
the woman of your heart,

whose name I still haven't heared.

My lady, if you wish to know her name,

Her name is Marie,

Marie de Cr�ssais.

She comes from a noble family,

and she's 16.

Then be happy, signore
Guccio, it's all I hope.

Italy makes you lose weight, sire.

You think?

I'm wondering if I
shouldn't dye my hair.

If your hair were black on both sides,
you would be damning yourself.

Damning myself? Why is that?

It's the way you visit cities.
In Sienna, before leaving,

you made a point to go to confession

In Florence, you've made penance.

On your horse while
we were riding high.

In Rome... It's strange:

I don't remember that you made
penance about anything in Rome.

Well, we we're in a hurry, weren't we?
Yes, yes. And in Naples.

In Naples, I never see you or only at
dawn when you're coming home.

Today you had a two-coloured sleeveless
tunic without a mantle. In January.

It must be the lightness of the air.

I've never felt so young.

I hope you haven't come to tell
me that the portrait is done.

But it is, sir.

Then you're getting ready
to leave for France?

With terrible regret, my lady

Because all the beauties
I've enjoyed here..

We've already
heard all about it.

But your mission is accomplished.

Almost.

Almost?

I mean that it is done in principle,

because my son and I are giving
our consent to the project.

But this consent, don't forget,
is subject to conditions.

Conditions?

It will only be final when your master
is free from the Lady of Burgundy.

Free quickly and completely.

No misunderstanding, my lord.

We won't agree to a repudiation
accepted by bishops under your thumb.

that higher-ups from the clergy
would be able to contest afterward.

My lady, as I have the
honor to assure you...

...that we will obtain the
annulation before soon.

Don't try to convince
me of what isn't done.

This annulation is the
foremost concern of Lord Valois.

I know my son-in-law.

He's got a way with words.

Let it be said that we're
not giving any territory.

France has enough already.

So about this pope

On the way back, I will
be stopping at Avignon

And we will have a pope

I guarantee you

In Avignon, you should
see Monseigneur Du�ze

He's loyal to us

That being said, let's
agree on a time table.

Lady Clemence is not lacking
pretendants that is certain

And there are many princes who
wish to have her as their spouse

So everything should be done...

...by summer.

Do you know where we are?

At the bridge, one lieue
to the north of Avignon,

The cardinal Du�ze, that we've managed
to find, mascarading as emissaries

from the king of Naples, has found
nothing better not to be recognized

than to meet here

Right in the middle
of a blowing mistral.

Excellente initiative

The cardinal and I would have find
it difficult to lie while shouting

I come to you, monseigneur, on
behalf of the the king of Naples,

...but also on behalf
of the king of France.

Why did you wish to see me

Is Marigny still as
powerful as they say?

Or is he only pretending?

The truth, monseigneur,

is that I've come to tell you the
wish of King Louis and Lord Valois,

- To have a pope as soon as possible
- A pope?

For nine months the king of France
has been preventing me with strength

or money from being elected

Has the opinion of my person
somehow changed in Paris since then?

Is it me that they want as pope?

We want a pope

A pope from whom we want a
service as soon as he's elected

- Which one? - You see, monseigneur ..
- Does the kind want to

remarry with Clemence of Hungary

- Who said that? - Haven't you
spent three long weeks in Naples?

to bring back 10,000
pounds from the Lombards

and a beautiful portrait
of Lady Clemence

An annulation?

Yes, it's always possible.
There are always reasons.

For instance, the doors
of the church were

wide open on the wedding day.
Isn't the king

a cousin too close to his spouse?

All that we need to say is
that we forgot the dispensation.

Family ties are a good things.

It could be used to cancel the
marriage of all the princes of Europe.

If you became pope would the
cancelation be possible before summer?

If you ask me, an annulation
is easier than an election,

...but it can only come after.

- What about the conclave?
- There is no conclave

If we were to summon it, what
would be the result? - Nothing.

It's pretty simple:

Two thirds of the voting members
are needed to elect a pope.

But we are 23:
15 French and 8 Italian.

So we need 16 votes.

But fifteen French and an
Italian, wouldn't that do?

I can guarantee three
out of eight Italians.

The five other won't vote for
anybody but cardinal Caettani.

But with the French ones,
we are far from it.

If they voted together, you would
have had a pope for a long time.

How many are certain?

None. But six are paid for thanks
to the generous King of Naples.

- Six and three.
- Yes, sire.

It makes nine.

We're seven short.

I am able to provide you
with some funds.

- How much for each cardinal?
- Those cannot be bought with money

Are they honest men?

No, truth be told.

- They're afraid of Marigny - Everything
is about Marigny then. - Everything.

My brother

The royal commission has
finished its inquiry

The coffers are empty but
Marigny's finances are spotless.

The finances, the finances...

We all know they can say anything.

And everyone knows
you're on Marigny's side.

I am not on anybody's side,

...but on the side of the
kingdom, and of justice.

If you wanted anything but
the truth in the report,

you should have
nominated someone else.

I'm showing you evidence
enough to clear Marigny.

I will wait the return of
Bouville for my decision.

What has Bouville to
do with the decision?

I want news from Naples
and the Conclave.

You're afraid to displease
our uncle Charles,

by being just toward Marigny.

And only because
he promised you a wife.

And you will sacrifice
an honest minister.

The only one, to this day,
able to run the affairs.

Be careful, brother

No half measures would
be possible after that.

You would have to give back
his full power to Marigny.

or to destroy him
with fabricated crimes.

And to punish him for his loyalty

I need a pope

Our uncle keeps promising
one for tomorrow.

He will end up giving you a Caettani,

who will go back to Rome
as soon as he's elected.

and from there, he'll nominate
your bishops and rule your country

It's better to have no pope

than a pope hostile to France

And Marigny?

Do you think his pope will
give me the cancelation?

He will give you a pope devoted
to the interests of the kingdom

As a Peer, I advice you to sign.
It is an act of justice.

Justice belongs to the king alone!

No, my lord. It is the king
who belongs to Justice.

What is it?

I will kill myself.

I will throw myself
from the stairs.

You're crazy.

It's all your fault.

We'll never get out of here.
It's your fault.

You did not want
to write Robert's letter.

You know the door is closed.

I'll call.

I'll tell them I want to sleep.

They'll take me to my room.

- And I'll jump from the stairs.
- Wait.

They will come back.
Robert, or someone else.

They cannot do anything
without my signature.

The Quareller must be
dying of impatience.

I'll promise them the
letter but this time,

I will demand to write it in Burgundy,

when we are both free.

Look at her

She still thinks she's the Queen.
Look at the Queen.

- Be quiet
- The Queen. The Queen.

We don't have to become crazy.

I can't take it anymore either.

I am at rope's end.

I will write the letter.

Guard!

I must write to the king.

What is she saying?

She's acknowledging
and confessing...

...that her daughter
Jeanne is not of Louis...

...and also that she has
always refused herself to him.

Either she's lying when
she confesses to me,

...or she's lying now.

Who did she say must get the letter?

Lord of Artois, so that
he can give it to the king.

And what orders have
given you Sir Pareilles?

To tell Lord Marigny everything.

In your place, capitain,

I will give the letter to
the Great Inquisitor,

who's also the king's confessor.

She wrote "I confess".

It is Church business, you see.

You've done well to bring it to me.

You have my compliments.

Please tell Lady Marguerite that
her letter will go where it must.

And if she wants to write more,

...they shall go to the same place.

How is Lady Marguerite doing?

As well as you can do in prison.
But she's resisting better...

...than Lady Blanche, whose
sanity seems to be deteriotating.

Watch over their physical health.
Let them be fed and warmed.

My lord, I know those are your
orders, but I can't execute them.

Why not?

I haven't received my men's pay,
or anything for the logistics,

which are quite expensive
in our regions,

where the food
shortage is happening.

I haven't been in charge
of the Treasure lately.

But things are going back to normal.
You will be paid this week

Thank you, my lord

How much do we owe you?

- 15 pounds my lord
- Wait in the antichamber, I will give the order

to give you 30.

Now, my nephew,
did I lie to you?

Behold this complexion and
these honey-colored hairs.

And the nobility of her
stance, and her neck.

What a pretty neck

And I must add, that Lady Clemence
is even more pleasing, in the flesh.

She's gorgeous.

She really is gorgeous

What a grand idea you had, uncle.
I will be highly in your debt.

And you, Sir Bouville...

I'll give you 200 pounds of revenue from
the Treasury on the day of the wedding.

Sire, the honour to serve
you is reward enough.

Then we are engaged?

I just have to be unmarried.

Yes, sire. And it must
be done before summer.

I really hope I won't
be waiting so long.

Before summer?

- Who send before summer?
- Queen Mary, sire

She has other candidates
for her daughter.

And despite you being the most
glorious and the most desirable

She's set a time table.

But it was only a word.

To hasten us and give
herself some airs,

...but if the annulation
were to take some time.

- Lady Clemence would be patient.
- I do not know my lord.

She demanded that quite
seriously and firmly.

Before summer...

Before summer...

What about the conclave?

It's in bad shape, sire.

I was told to discuss at length
with monseigneur Du�ze,

...who, in case of his election,
would give you the annulation.

Du�ze? Why not?

He still needs seven votes

Buy them then.

They belong to...

They belong to Lord Marigny.

How does he manage that?

Through fear.

What a lucky man.

So you're telling me that only
Marigny can get this done?

It is my absolute conviction, sire.

- Nephew!
- Uncle?

You aren't going to clear
this scoundrel's name?

Others than you, uncle, have told
me that his finances were honest.

Six of the barons belonging to
the commission agreed with this.

Out of the eight chosen,

only your chancellor
shares your opinion.

My nephew, I beseech you to wait.

Marigny is deceiving you,
like he deceived your father.

I told you I needed a pope.

But Marigny is opposed to Du�ze.

Let him choose another one then.

She's alive. Please let her be alive.

How long since she ate?

Four days, a nettle broth.

Damned shortage.

I will save her.
I swear I will.

Here is our hunt from this morning:

A crow with a broken
leg and a field mouse.

An honest broth for the whole family.

There are traps everywhere.

Despite threatening the peasants with
the stick if they hunt for themselves.

They'd rather get the stick,
eat the game, and live.

What little the peasants leave us,
is taken away by the prevost.

- Portefruit!
- This thief of a prevost.

He comes...

He's holding the last
decree from Marigny,

...and he demands
the last grain of wheat.

The last poultry.

We're eating dogs.

Cats have fled and turn feral.

We're eating grass.

And the cold too,
and the frost.

A good shortage, sir provost.

I was just about to start,
please take a seat.

With pleasure.

In a country stricken with
shortage, sir provost,

You're demanding taxes in nature
and claim everything you could eat.

Sir Baglioni...

It is a very grave question for
me and a great concern, I swear.

But I obey the orders from Paris.

I must send every week
three carts of food,

...like all the other here,
because Lord Marigny fears a riot.

And he wants to keep
his hold on the capital.

And if your sergent
manage to fill three carts,

then they can easily fill four
carts, and save one for you.

You see, if you want to keep
the order in the kingdom...

...you have to feed those
whose charge it is to keep it.

But of course!

You act the same way with the
taille tax that you get as fermage.

You have to pay your troops.

So how do you manage this?
Do you double the taxes?

We have to!

First, to get my charge,

I had to grease the hand
of one of Marigny's deputy.

One of his deputy, really?

I had to do it every Christmas,

and the receiver's and the
senechal's and in the end ..

In the end, you're not
getting much for yourself.

Sir provost...

I hate to see people unhappy.

Oh, you know, I just have
to restrain myself a little.

I wasn't talking about you.
I was talking about my clerks.

Here are twenty pounds.

I will take some salt, some flour,

...beans, some dried meat
and some fresh meat.

And you will be doing the
same delivery every week.

But don't thank me.

By the way, sir.

What about your finances?

My finances?

The finances of the
Cressay castelans.

Haven't I given you full satisfaction?

- I even amended the books
- You can still see the corrections

sir provost

Come, mister Baglioni, I
will have someone prepare

everything you need
to take with you.

Oh, it's honey.

Marie, where are the documents
I put in your care?

I need them, my life and the life
of many others depend on it

They're in the chapel.

In my father's sepulchre.

Tell my mother you need to go
there alone to pray for my health.

Thank you, Marie.

I was so afraid to die
without seeing you again.

I have something to tell you.
I love you.

I have to go but I
will be back, I swear.

I am forever yours.

If God allows me to live.

You must live, for my sake.

For you, I promise.

A man as powerful and as
wary as Messire Enguerrand...

...wouldn't risk putting his
hands in the king's coffers.

If he embezzled, it must have
been way more subtle.

So what do you propose
to get rid of him?

Be careful, banker.

It's a deadly game.

When you cannot kill
your enemy head on,

you have to shake his hand,

and prepare to strike from the side.

And the sides of our foe,

lies in the provinces where his
people can act far from sight.

You know more than
you're willing to say.

I am only saying, that
perhaps, in some places,

...only half of what was collected
goes to the Treasury.

If what my nephew Guccio coming
back from Neaufles is telling me...

what is not collected in pounds,
is collected in food,

that is being sold back
at forbidden prices.

Then Marigny is guilty.

Are you sure?

If not him, then his deputies.
It's the same, he's involved

I know that a prevaricator, if found
out, will make an excellent witness,

or even better, a false witness.

What my lord must do first is
to have the people on his side

They're starving

You can find a scapegoat
for all this misery.

The people are a wonderful ally.

You use it at your leisure
and you owe it nothing.

Ask the king

To start an inquiry...

It will be difficult

For now, he's very fond of Marigny
and his brother, the archbishop

from whom he's expecting a pope

I will take care of the
archbishop, my lord.

What weapons do you have against him?

better than a weapon

a muzzle.

The lad is very skilled.

A lot more skilled than us.

More skilled, more skilled.

He only says what we think.

Things only seems more evident
once he's said them, that's all.

So, my cousin.

What are you gonna do?

Follow your banker's
advice, my cousin.

Shake Marigny's hand,

and obtain the summoning of
the provosts from the king.

Sire, thank you.

Here you are gathered,
the provosts,

the baillifs, the
senechals of France.

You are gathered here
before the king,

helped by his peers,

his barons,

his dignitaries and
officers of the Crown.

This morning, I was happy about this.

I was finally able to
display before all,

...the loyalty of my actions.

Yes, I was proud, proud of
myself and proud of you.

But what am I hearing?

My ears can hardly believe it.

How? While the famine
is striking our country,

while the kingdom
is crying for food,

there are lies and deceptions.

The People are being lied to,

and condemned to death and despair.

And who's responsible?

You, the provosts and the baillifs.

You who should be an example to all.

You that I wanted without faults.

I swear...

You will give back everything.

Anyone who has lied and allowed
the poor to starve will be punished.

That's a beautiful fit.

You have played your part well,

Lord Marigny.

If I didn't know better,

I think I would be in tears right now

Why are you angry at these scoundrels,

...since you take your cut?

My lord, if you can find,
among that wretched dog pack,

among those poor servants
of the kingdom,

Even one to claim
on his conscience,

and to swear on his faith,

that he greased my hand in any way,

then I want to see him,

I want him to show himself.

Well, go ahead and talk.

Speak what you know.

Our beloved king is
here to deliver justice.

Sire, I'm a big culprit.

But I was forced to do it
by one of Marigny's clerks,

who would demand a quarter
of the taille every year.

- For him?
- For his master.

The name of the deputy.
I want him here.

Gravier, Martial.

Martial Gravier. Which district?

Neaufles-Le-Ch�teau.

Martial Gravier has been
dead for five years, sire.

No, it is not Gravier.

My mind is playing tricks.
I meant Berthomieu de Bonchartrin.

He is Count of Dreux, not me.

This testimony is nothing but a lie.

It has been told by my enemies
to this poor servant,

and learned too hastily
to be remembered.

We dare to accuse me of stealing.

It's the second time that Lord
Valois has indulged himself this.

It's one too many.

I will not accept it.

Sire, this fellow is a bad man.

He is the reason for the extortions
people have been complaining about.

I can prove that he is a thief.

And that he betrayed the kingdom.

If you don't arrest him at once,

I swear before God,

that I will never appear in the
court of your Council ever again.

You've been lying.
Shut your mouth.

You are the one lying.

Uncle, how dare you.

Marigny, get a hold of yourself.

- Both of you, go home, and calm your
nerves. - My lord. - Go home, I say.

Bouville, take him.

I will have him hanged. If I have one
thing to do, I will have him hanged.

- A muzzle?

Yes, for an archbishop.

Lord Valois needs it at once.

The king has left us till
this evening to unmask Marigny

My lord, you're asking me to give
up a tool that could save our lives.

My own and all my friends'.

Beware, banker, if
you trick Lord Valois.

If he wins, he brings back the old
customs which serves your interest.

And you will get back the 10,000 pounds
you lent him. But you must hurry.

I do not sleep too well
these days, my lord.

And I have thought a lot

First of all about the
ordinances of King Saint-Louis

I remembered that one of them decreed
the spoliation of Lombard bankers

And forbade them to
live and trade in Paris.

So I'm very concerned

What do you fear

Lord Valois told you

He supports you, he protects you

My friends and I would like
to have all this in writing.

So we have sent a request to the king

For him to confirm

Our custom privileges

On the day the king approves our
charter, we'll give you the documents.

- Very fine documents to be sure.
- You've played enough, Tolomei.

Your charter will be signed tomorrow.

But I need the muzzle tonight.

Tonight?

What happened in Vincennes?

Your provost failed

He poorly recited his lesson

If you were a banker, my lord

would you still have
Valois on your side?

If Marigny stays, then
you are in great danger.

- Less than you, my lord
- That is why we must get rid of him

The Quareller wants a wife

for that he needs a pope.
If we can prove

that Marigny is preventing it.
He will sacrifice him.

You want to use the brother
against the brother?

It could work.

Then banker...

The muzzle.

There are risk you have to take.

Assets of the Templars?

Embezzled by the Archbishop of Sens?

Marigny's own brother.

I was told that you
and your brother...

are opposing the election of
Cardinal Du�ze in Avignon.

Thanks to you, the conclave
ressembles a council of ghosts.

You are forgetting, my lord,

...that the conclave
belongs to the cardinals,

...and not to your desires.

But if the Christendom
can do without a pope,

So can the Archbishopry of Sens
do without an archbishop.

Is that a threat?

- Against a minister of God?
- Do you know this, monseigneur?

It is a discharge for a very
important amount of money,

that a Lombard named Tolomei has
given to a Prince of the Church.

Who embezzled assets from the Templars.

It is signed...

...Jean de Marigny.
- It's a forgery.

I was sure of it. We must punish
this counterfeiting banker.

Ask for a trial before the king

Or we will do it ourselves so that
everyone can learn the truth.

What do you want from me?

Leave your brother's side who isn't
worth a damn, and reveal to King Louis

what you know of his wretched
orders about the conclave.

Do you believe that the
king will forgive me?

Your small accusation with the
Templars is just about money.

To go against the king by doing
your brother's bidding...

...is a grave crime

As all things pertaining to the state

You have shown me reason

I am ready to redeem myself

however you want me to

But first I want that document back

Here.

We only need that Lord Valois
and I to have see it.

Our testimony cannot be
contested in the kingdom.

Another one.

I thought you had sworn
never to appear before me again.

You gave me 24 hours to unmask
Marigny and it is done.

Monseigneur Jean the archbishop

will tell you himself the orders
he received from his brother.

to preven the conclave
from electing a pope.

I do not want to see him

What good does it do me to know
that Marigny is deceiving me

Marigny you only have
this word on your mouth.

If I punish him before summer,
will I get a pope?

And if I gave you a way
to avoid the pope ordeal?

Maybe Marguerite

is closer to the grave than we think

and people are hiding it from us

It's been a cold winter

Prisons aren't kind to women

We should check ourselves

at Ch�teau Gaillard

It is true that

- The emotion of a visit...
- ...could prove deadly.

- I don't think the idea is possible
- Why

- Marguerite is not allowed visitors
- Who said that?

Marigny.
What a shame.

Alright, you will have Marigny.

I will not protect him anymore.

So, cousin.

You do not look very well.

What is your condition?

Everything, I do not
even know if I'm alive.

It's gonna be all over soon, cousin.

Your enemies are dead.

- Are you able to write?
- I don't know.

Chaplain.

I will tell you what
the letter must contain.

The cancelation has been accepted?

How could it be, cousin?

Since you've refused
to sign what we asked you

But I accepted.
I said yes to everything

Gather your wits, cousin.

It is now that you must
accept what I tell you.

Robert, I wrote you a
letter to give to Louis,

where I said everything you wanted,
that my daughter wasn't his.

When did you write it?

A long time ago. Weeks.

Months maybe.

I've been waiting for you ever since

Who did you give it to?

To Bersum�e

Who did you give it to?

- Forgive me, my lord
- Who did you give to?

- To Lord Marigny I had orders.
- Do I look like Marigny?

When we give you a letter for me.
Do you give it to someone else?

If your Marigny's man, then you'll
join him in his cell in the Louvre.

Did you hear, cousin.
I've never read this letter.

Marigny kept it.
He's our enemy.

This stolen letter is
another piece of evidence

Today he's in prison.

And I've come to read your
complaints against him...

...to hasten the king's justice,
and...

...your pardon.

I will dictate to you.

Sire, my husband,

I'm dying of grief and sickness,

I beg for your forgiveness,

because I only have little time left.

Everything is Marigny's fault.

He wanted my disgrace before you,

and before the late king,

by accusations whose
falseness I declare.

He also reduced me because of his
poor treatment to my present misery.

I assure you...

...that I've never ceased to be...

...your devoted spouse...

...according to God's will.

What about the confession
you've asked before?

It is not needed anymore, cousin.

What you're signing here
will replace everything.

What about Blanche?

Have they thought about Blanche?

Don't worry, cousin

Blanche will be taken care of.

Farewell, cousin.

I wish you...
...a good rest.

- Robert
- Yes?

The other time

When you came.
Do you remember?

When you wanted to take me.

Did you really desire me?

With all my soul.

It is done, my lord.

No marks?

The face won't be blackened.

I broke the bones of the neck.

I put the bed back in place.

She had to die.

But her body was made for loving.

It is good to be alive.

The fog is lifting.

It is going to be a sunny day.

My son, free your conscience.

Repent for the crimes you
have been found guilty of.

Father, that I cannot.

I have never wanted to cast
a spell on our sire the king,

...or on any royal Prince.

I have never stolen
anything in my whole life.

And the Treasury least of all.

All my actions have been ordered
and approved by the late king.

For just reasons I have
accomplished unjust deeds.

From this, and from
this only, father,

...I repent.

Where am I going?

To Montfaucon.

Sir.

It is all good.

I was the one who
rebuilt these gallows.

I will die by my own work.

Don't tie me.

Do you hear those
blows in the gallery?

It's the statue of Marigny
that is being destroyed.

I will not see it watch over
me with its stone eyes.

I had him hanged.

My people are happy.

Isn't it, Eudeline.

Sure, sir Louis.

Everybody wants to believe
that the bad times are over.

It is well.

I want it so.

I promised you a place
for your child here.

You will be in the child's
prayers to her last days.

It's exactly what I've decided.

That she be praying.

She will take her vows
at the Saint-marcel convent,

...where there are
only noble women,

...and where she will be
better than anywhere else.

Is that really what
you want for her?

To cloister her?

So what? Is it not a good convent?

It has to be, it wouldn't do
if she remained outside.

I find it important for our salvation,
that she redeems with a pious life...

...the fault we committed
with her birth.

As for you, you will be in charge
of the linen at Vincennes.

To prepare things,
whenever I come there.

I am at your service.

And I will obey.

I would have seen that.
I would have seen it.

This man wasn't our friend.

The barons are celebrating his
fall, but we did our part as well.

The time has come for each
of us to reap the benefits.

The kingdom will be ripe
for the taking from now on.

You see, my son...

Philip was a great king even though
he inconvenienced our business.

Now, they are going to
squander what he's left them.

Yourself, have you any wish?

Uncle Spinello, I want to head
the Neaufles trading post.

This little countryside trading post?

Which only has three clerks?

- Your dreams are rather small.
- But I have a great love.

- Marie loves me and she needs
me greatly. - A noble girl.

You're looking for trouble.

Living apart would be the death of us.

Then my son...

...marry as you wish.
- Thank you, uncle.

Ah, Guccio, how lucky
to meet you here.

I was going to send
a squire to get you.

I have good news for you,

very good news.

I just saw the king,

...and we're going back to Naples.

Where we're escorting
the future Queen of France

All that was left in Ch�teau Gaillard
was one princess prisonner,

mad with grief, crying on the
corpse of the unlucky Marguerite.

If on a certain day of March 1314,

Robert of Artois, the scarlet baron,

had not schemed against
the daughters of Burgundy,

nothing would have been the same.

And without Bersum�e's
narrow-minded zeal,

Enguerrand of Marigny would
still be running things,

watching firmly over
the Iron King's legacy,

and the Queen of France would
be living in a quiet convent,

and not be rotting at Ch�teau
Gaillard with a broken neck.

Poor Kingdom of France.